Colors in the MUTCD
Traffic
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Geometric Design
100
This color means stop or prohibition
What is red?
100
In the fundamental diagram (k vs. q), this is also known as maximum flow.
What is capacity?
100
At its most basic level, this tool captures the interaction of transportation demand and supply.
What is a travel demand model?
100
The url for the ITE website.
What is ite.org
100
This is the typical length between stations. (in English units)
What is 100 ft.?
200
It is the color of the center line pavement marking used to delineate the separation of traffic traveling in opposite directions.
What is yellow?
200
The ratio of the total hourly volume to the peak flow rate within the same hour.
What is peak hour factor?
200
Following housing costs, this is one of the biggest expenses for an average household.
What is transportation cost.
200
This is decade in which ITE was formed (as Institute of Traffic Engineers).
What is 1930s?
200
This is the elevation gain (ft.) of a 1 mile long segment of a roadway with an average grade of 5%. (to the nearest hundred ft.)
What is 300 ft.? (264 ft.)
300
This pavement marking may be used to supplement a lane line or edge line marking for electronic toll approach lanes. It is also Barney's favorite color.
What is purple?
300
As it turns out, this type of lane can improve an intersection's operational efficiency and safety.
What is left- or right-turn lane?
300
High mobility and minimal access to adjacent land development are features of this roadway functional classification.
What is arterial?
300
This is the location of the ITE 2012 Annual Meeting.
What is Atlanta, GA?
300
Of the four basic factors considered in the design of at-grade intersections, this is the most human.
What are human factors? (Other factors include traffic factors, physical factors, and economic factors)
400
All trapezoidal shaped signs use this background color. UPS delivery trucks use it, too.
What is brown? (MUTCD 2009, 2A.09-11)
400
At a traffic signal, drivers might be able to make a left turn under one of three types of left turn phasing modes. Name one of the three.
What is permissive, protected only, or protected permissive?
400
This rail transit vehicle, popular in Toronto and San Francisco, operates in mixed traffic on the roadways and was named in a play by Tennessee Williams.
What is a streetcar?
400
This is the past president of the ITE Illinois Section who currently has the strongest association with the University of Illinois.
Who is Professor Benekohal?
400
This is a design parameter used in curved (horizontal) roadway sections. For given design speed, the minimum radius of the curve will decrease as this increases.
What is superelevation?
500
This is one of the three color options for the background of a regulatory sign. (Name one)
What is black, white, or red. (MUTCD 2009, Table 2A-05)?
500
This is the type of speed (u) used in the fundamental traffic equation, q=k*u.
What is space-mean speed?
500
This is the functional class of roadway that with the most miles of physical infrastructure.
What is local streets (urban) or local roads (rural)? (FHWA)
500
He is the 2012 international president of ITE.
Who is Rock E. Miller?
500
This is the value computed with the following expression, 1.47vt + [v^2]/[30*(f±G)]
What is stopping sight distance?
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